Beer of Tomorrow

Category: Nerd Notes

Munchies, the food blog department of Vice Magazine’s website, picked up a story about Eagle Rock Brewery’s experimental Beetlegeist dry Irish stout. The beer debuted in May at ERB’s annual Session Fest event, and it is notable because of the unique ingredient that brewers Lee Bakofsky and Melanie Pierce used to tint the foam of the brew pink: beetles. Read more →

We all know that drunk driving is dumb, bad, etc etc. I’d hope that you take every precaution to avoid hitting the road after enjoying a few craft beers, but I’d also wager that we’ve all had that moment where we ask ourselves, “Am I okay to drive?” before getting behind the wheel.

But here’s the thing: do you know what .09 feels like? How can you tell if you’re really under the legal limit? I’d wager than you can’t.

Reddit may be a wretched hive of scum and villainy, but it is also oddly compelling. If you’re a redditor in Los Angeles interested in craft beer, come check out the new r/LABeer subreddit to stay up-to-date on all the goings-on.

We told you about the recent reinterpretation of the California growler laws that led to some breweries allowing fills of un-branded growlers. Now, Stone Brewing has joined Eagle Rock Brewery and The Bruery in filling blank, flip-top 2L growlers, and the unbranded glass is finally worth a place on your growler shelf! Here is a simple method for removing the screen-printed labels from you under-used jugs so you won’t have to buy any new glass.

There are a few different methods for getting the printing off a growler, some more elbow grease intensive than others, but our favorite just takes an overnight soak and 2 minutes of scrubbing. Read on for the step-by-step method. Read more →

Beer in America is a fascinating dichotomy. On one hand you have the huge, multi-national corporations who brew a commodity beer and place more stock in how their brands are marketed that what goes into the brews. On the other hand there’s the growing legion of craft brewers who value innovation and flavor over everything.

It is easy to get caught-up in the beer wars and lose sight of what is really important: beer is a beverage inexorably tied to the human experience that is as delicious as it is influential.

The history of beer is long, and it’s earliest records are as fascinating as the changes that are happening in the beer-world today. Read more →

Eagle Rock Brewery led the cadre of Southland craft breweries who took home prizes from last weekend’s San Diego International Beer Competition when their sour blonde ale Equinox won the Best In Show award. See the breakdown of LA breweries to medal after the break.